Rochester Literature Festival

  • Doodlebugs and Rockets: Public Lecture by Bob Ogley

    At the University Centre Folkestone, on Monday 30th April at 6pm. Born in Sevenoaks, Bob Ogley is a former editor of The Sevenoaks Chronicle, and was a journalist for more than 30 years before he left his newspaper to concentrate on writing books and giving talks. He is a regular…

  • Exploring Great Expectations

    February 7th 2012 marked the bicentenary of Charles Dickens’ birth; at the University Centre Folkestone this May, there will be a seminar and discussion on one of Dickens’ best loved novels, Great Expectations, which was recently adapted into a three part series on BBC One. Exploring Great Expectations Thursday 3rd…

  • LUX/ICA Biennial Of Moving Pictures Writers Residency

    You’ll have to be quick on this one – deadline for applications is April 7th but I’ve only just seen it! LUX/ICA Biennial of Moving Images seeks to appoint three energetic and gifted upcoming writers to participate in a 5-day writing residency as part of its forthcoming LUX/ICA Biennial of…

  • Medway Open Studios and Arts Festival

    There’s a new festival for Medway in the summer, in which writers and poets are more than welcome to take part. Applications are now open for the Medway Open Studios & Arts Festival, to celebrate all creative communities and artists who live and work locally, and to promote a positive…

  • Greenheart Press Present ‘In the House of Ladders’

    Our very own Emma Dewhurst’s new adventure into book publishing has begun! The first poetry book by Bill Lewis since 2003 has been published by Greenheart Press, an imprint of Emma’s Wow magazine, and was launched on Friday night to a specially invited audience – see more here. Philip Kane, our…

  • Short Encounters: Medway Sci-fi submissions sought

    Medway is known for its creative community and its social commentators – but what about those forgotten minorities, the aliens and monsters? Now’s your chance to give them a voice and tell their stories, and/or share your alternative vision of Medway! Submit in word format to me4writers@googlemail.com by May 1st;…

  • Reed Short Film Competition – The Boss!

    Reed employment agency are running a short film competition, with the theme of ‘The Boss’. Now, while I’m sure there are plenty of Bruce Springsteen fans out there who may be tempted, this is fairly and squarely aimed at   serious film makers, be they an amateur using a mobile…

  • Spring Writers’ Rendezvous

    There’s just a hint of Spring in the air now, so it seems a good time to announce a date for the Writers’ Spring Rendezvous. Meeting on the evening of Thursday 8th March, from 7.30pm, at the Two Brewers pub in Rochester High Street.  As those who’ve been before will…

  • Vitali Vitaliev: Life as a Literary Device

    Life as a Literary Device: How to Survive as a Successful Writer University Centre Folkestone is delighted to welcome celebrated journalist and writer Vitali Vitaliev as the first speaker in their 2012 Public Lecture programme. The first investigative journalist in the old Soviet Union, Vitali was forced to defect from…

  • From Alpha Behn to Angry Young Women

    A talk on a Top Ten of the UK’s women playwrights for International Women’s Day by Sam Hall, playwright and founder of 17%, an organisation to support female playwrights. From Alpha Behn, the first British woman to make a living from writing, to today’s new wave of angry young female…

  • Writers and Regeneration: Getting started

    A workshop led by Sarah Butler, exploring opportunities for writers to work in the field of regeneration, will be held at the University Centre Folkestone on Wednesday 15th February from 10.30am – 3.30pm. This event will be of interest to writers and creatives working in the field of community arts…

  • Magwitch – The BIG 48 hour film school challenge!

    Ever watched TV or a film and thought “I could do that”? Are you aged between 14 -21, free next weekend and looking for a challenge? Viola Films needs YOU!! To celebrate the world premiere on 11 February of Magwitch, the film’s producers, violafilms, in partnership with Rochester Cathedral, Screen…